icealex

National Network
Egypt
Address

36 Taawoneyat Smouha, Behind Modereyet El-Amn, Smouha (Currently incubated by Ro2yaty Training Agency)
Alexandria
Egypt

Telephone
+201223836173
Telephone (other)
+201277697288
E-Mail
a.saieed@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
ahmed.bastawy@ro2yaty.com
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2012
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Others
  6. Youth and education
General Information
icealex is a community-based open space supporting innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship education. 5 community servants/catalysts are currently employed. Our main partner and current host is Ro2yaty Training Agency. icealex is part of the icehubs.org network. We have developed a sustainable revenue model where community members receive icealex valuable services in exchange for money or other services that the community needs to strive. For example, it's either that you pay LE100 to attend one of our training programs, or you can volunteer as a photographer and attend the program for free. We also target international agencies like GIZ as sponsors.
Mission and Objectives

Increase the employability of 18 - 26 year old Egyptians by:
1. Providing workshops and training programs that aim at increasing their creative skills, and help them find a job or create one.
2. Promoting collaborative thinking styles, open-source models and social businesses as solutions to the current economical problems.
3. Providing a co-working space and hub for young entrepreneurs and support the Alexandrian startup scene.
4. Focusing on innovative usage of the earth's resources, without harming the environment or any living organisms.

Main Projects / Activities

Our main project is the icealex FabLab, which is part of the fablabs international network. We aim at providing all the needed tools and expertise to a community of learners and practitioners of crafts, do-it-yourself hobbyists and technology lovers.
We also provide training programs in many topics like: Agri-business, Business Model Canvas, Open-source Philosophy, Art of Hosting, Visual Facilitation and Wordpress.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ahmed Saieed